Nittaki Station

Nittaki Station (日立木駅, Nittaki-eki) is a railway station in the city of Sōma, Fukushima, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Nittaki Station

日立木駅
Nittaki Station in August 2014
LocationKamiharada, Akagi, Sōma-shi, Fukushima-ken 979-2521
Japan
Coordinates37.7561°N 140.9348°E / 37.7561; 140.9348
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Jōban Line
Distance301.1 km from Nippori
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks3
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Websitewww.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1183
History
Opened15 August 1922
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Kashima
toward Shinagawa
Jōban Line
Local-Futsu
Sōma
toward Sendai
Location
Nittaki Station
Location within Fukushima Prefecture
Nittaki Station
Nittaki Station (Japan)

Lines

Nittaki Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 301.0 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori in Tokyo. However, due to damage to the line caused by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, trains from Nittaki were only able to travel as far as Namie Station. Operations were restored to Haranomachi Station on 21 December 2011, and full services on the line were resumed on 14 March 2020.

Station layout

The station has a single side platform and an island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. However, at present platform 3 is not in use. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1  Joban Line for Haranomachi and Odaka
2  Joban Line for Sōma and Sendai
3  Joban Line (not in use)

History

Nittaki Station opened on 15 August 1922. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Surrounding area

  • Sōma Roadside Station
  • Niitaki Post Office
  • Sōma Shrine

See also

Media related to Nittaki Station at Wikimedia Commons

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